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adjl posted...

There shouldn't even need to be anything more than what's already common knowledge:

* Is it considered proper police protocol to kneel on the neck of a suspect to subdue them? No.
* Can kneeling on somebody's neck kill them? Yes.
* Did Floyd die after having his neck knelt on? Yes.
The first point means Chauvin was acting inappropriately as a cop, and therefore should not have any protections afforded for those actions based on being a cop. The second means he committed attempted murder. The third means his murder attempt succeeded and he committed murder.

This should be an incredibly straightforward case.

with no regard to the topic, your logic is flawed

* Can kneeling on somebody's neck kill them? Yes.
means he committed attempted murder

that does not fly, there are lots of things that can kill you, that doesn't make them attempted murder. you have to demonstrate a lot of things in between.

* Did Floyd die after having his neck knelt on? Yes.
means his murder attempt succeeded and he committed murder

blatant "post hoc ergo propter hoc" fallacy

with regard to the issue I pretty much agree, but this reasoning is just bad (especially since you're presenting that as if it was all the legal reasoning needed to convict...)

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